Dunnottar Castle is a medieval fortress, situated on the northeast coast of Scotland. The site itself is said to have been fortified in the early Middles Ages. However, after it was restored in the 20th century, the castle spread over 1.4 hectares of land and surrounded by treacherous cliffs that drop right into the North […]
Hotel La Montaña Mágica is located in Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve, in the Patagonian rainforest, Chile. This magical hotel is located in the heart of the southern Andes and made totally out of wood and stone. The hotel is lodged within a manmade ‘volcano’, which much to the delight of its guests ‘erupts’ and creates a
Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of 22 volcanic islands that are situated on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, west of continental Ecuador. These volcanic islands are known the world over as one of the more premiere wildlife viewing destinations. Studying the rich ecosystem that was created because of the volcanic lava
Sighetu Marmatiei is a beautiful city in the northeastern part of Romania, near the Iza River. Sighetu Marmatiei is located along the Tisa River on the border. The city derived its name from the Hungarian name meaning Island in Máramaros. The city was always considered a vital route to access areas that were otherwise sparse
The North Pole is the northernmost point of the Earth’s axis that lies in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. At the North Pole, all directions point south. The location of the North Pole in terms of latitude is 90°N. All the longitudinal lines or the meridians meet at the North Pole as well as
Shifen Waterfall is a picturesque waterfall located in the Pingxi District of Taiwan. Situated on the upper reaches of the Keelung River, the falls have a total height of 20 metres and width of 40 metres. This tiered type of waterfall is the broadest waterfall in Taiwan. What adds to the charm of this waterfall
Mount Ararat is a dormant volcano located in the eastern extremities of Turkey. Mount Ararat consists of two major volcanic cones–Greater Ararat that is at an elevation of 5,137 metres and Little Ararat at an elevation of 3,896 metres. This snow-capped mountain is not only the highest peak in Turkey, but also the principal national
Beachy Head is a chalk headland situated in East Sussex, England. At 162 metres above the sea level, the cliff of Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. The chalk of these cliffs is said to have formed between 66 and 100 million years ago, when the area was under sea. A
Étretat is a commune in the Normandie region of northwestern France. A tourist and farming town situated on the coast of Pays de Caux, Étretat is known for its towering sea cliffs, which also include three tall natural arches and that is known as ‘The pointed needle’. The sea cliffs with their white faces are
The Red Beach is situated in Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, China. The Red Beach is known so because of its iconic landscape. Based in the biggest wetland and reed marsh of the world, the Red Beach is composed of shallow seas and tidelands. This area attracts a large number of tourists, who come to take
Hvítserkur is a 15-metre tall basalt stack just off the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes Peninsula in Northern Ireland. An unusual formation off the shore, Hvítserkur resembles a dragon drinking water, because of the two large gaps at the bottom of this monolith. Various species of birds, such as gulls and fulmars, can be seen
The Horsetail Falls are seasonal waterfalls that flow in winter and early spring in Yosemite National Park, on the east side of El Capitan. In spite of two streams descending side-by-side, the Horsetail Falls are quite small. Both streams descend from a height of 470 and 480 metres. After falling from that height the water
The Great Blue Hole is a giant submarine sinkhole that is situated off the coast of Belize. The Great Blue Hole lays in the centre of the Lighthouse reef that is 70 km from the mainland of Belize. The circular hole is 300 metres in diameter and almost 108 metres deep. The hole was said
The Zion National Park is a nature preserve situated in the southwestern United States, in Springdale, Utah. Spread over 229 sq.miles, the Park comprises predominantly the Zion Canyon that is 15 miles long and half a mile deep. Reddish and tan-coloured Navajo Sandstone cliffs characterize the canyon.
The Yellowstone National Park is 3,500 sq.mile of wilderness spread through Wyoming, and parts of Montana and Idaho. The Park is situated atop a volcanic hotspot. The first National Park to have been established in the United States, the Park was signed into law by 1872. People from all across the world travel to see